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UK Security Sector Reform Consultant meets with Minister Harmon -assured of Government’s cooperation and support
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 26, 2017) British Senior Security Sector Reform Advisor, Mr. Russell Combe, who will serve as the Advisor to the President under the United Kingdom’s (UK) Security Sector Reform Programme (SSRP), yesterday, m [...]
Minister Harmon meets with new Chinese Ambassador
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 25, 2017) China’s New Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Cui Jianchun, today, met with Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss areas of collaboration and mutual interest betwe [...]
170 Region Six residents participate in social cohesion workshop
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 25, 2017) One hundred and seventy stakeholders from three East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) communities participated in sensitisation sessions when Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, on Sunday and Mo [...]
CELAC must set up mechanisms to address problems faced by people of the region – President Granger
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – (January 24, 2017) Advancing economic relations and the development of trade between states, ensuring the security of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), maintaining the Latin America and Caribbean as a zone [...]
MOTP calls for immediate withdrawal of Guyana Times slanderous and libelous headline
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 24, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency finds the Guyana Times headline ‘High-profile sexual assault – President accused of covering up case’, published today, January 24, 2017 on page 9, to be s [...]
Message of Condolence from His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the passing of Lieutenant Colonel (ret’d) Claude Vibart Bowen, MEM
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 20, 2017) His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Government of Guyana expressed condolences on the passing of retired Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Clau [...]
Thirty-seven women complete Self Reliance workshop in Region three
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 20, 2017) Thirty seven women from 19 villages, from the West Coast and West Bank of Demerara, East Bank of Essequibo and Riverine areas of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) have completed training unde [...]
President committed to media access -not adverse to a press conference
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 20, 2017) President David Granger has said that as Head of State he remains committed to ensuring regular and consistent access to the media through a variety of channels and noted that because of these regular eng [...]
Pettiness and prejudices hindering development at the local level -President Granger at inaugural meeting of NRDCC
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 20, 2017) President David Granger said that Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) possess powers that could transform Guyana’s 10 administrative regions, but they must be willing to overcome their pettiness and [...]
Abena Moore appointed substantive Permanent Secretary -following termination of services of Omar Shariff
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 20, 2017) The services of Mr. Omar Shariff as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) have been terminated as of December 31, 2016. Ms Abena Moore has been appointed to the position of substant [...]